In case any of you missed it, Alabama's D.J. Hall officially debuted at No. 16 on Mel Kiper Jr.'s first "Big Board" of top prospects for the 2008 NFL Draft. Hall is the third receiver listed on Kiper's board behind Early Doucet of LSU (No. 5 overall) and Texas' Limas Sweed (No. 14).

So far Hall is the only Alabama player on the board, but it is lettered with SEC athletes as always. LSU led the way with Glenn Dorsey (No. 3) and Doucet, while Kentucky also had two athletes Kiper deemed board-worthy in quarterback Andre Woodson (No. 6) and receiver Keenan Burton (No. 24).

Not that I think Kiper's predictions amount to anything more than a hill of beans in the crazy world of college football, but it's always nice to see some Tide players getting respect from the national media. It also gives us something to talk about between now and next season.

And it wouldn't break my heart to see Kentucky upset one of the heavyweights in the SEC East. Just saying.